QUEZON CITY, (PIA) – The Marikina City government is currently working on a local infrastructure project that will integrate its public safety services in a one-stop shop facility.
On Tuesday, May 9, City Mayor Marcelino “Marcy” Teodoro conducted a site inspection of the newly constructed public safety building together with the chiefs of the city government’s offices and departments in-charge of local peace and security.
The local chief executive inspected each floor of the seven-storey facility to oversee not only the quality of the interior and exterior architectural design of the building but also its structural integrity towards ensuring the safe and efficient use of the establishment.
The integrated facility will primarily house the headquarters of the Philippine National Police (PNP) - Marikina as well as the Office of the Public Safety and Security (OPSS) aside from the multi-purpose roof deck and other multiple function spaces.
According to the local government, the location of the public safety building along Fortune Avenue in Barangay Fortune is climate resilient against natural calamities, particularly flood.
This makes the one-stop shop accessible to residents in times of emergent public safety needs. In particular, the headquarters of the Marikina City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (MCDRRMO) is also located at the same site.
In line with this infrastructural development initiative, the local government of Marikina also forged a partnership with the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) to build a typhoon response facility in the city.
The P50-million project will be funded by the Department of Public Works and Highways - United Project Management Office - Flood Control Management Cluster (DPWH-UPMO-FCMC).
"This will allow the PCG to respond quickly in Marikina City during the typhoon season. This will be a strategic platform of waterborne search and rescue operations readily made available, as deemed necessary by the Marikeños," said Coast Guard (CG) Rear Admiral Cornelio of the CG - NCR District during the initial planning meeting. (PIA-NCR)
